Author: Pula Davis
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‘Net neutrality’ is dead; long live the Internet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “URGENT,” read the popular meme on social media on Monday, “If you’re not freaking out about Net Neutrality right now, you’re not paying attention.” Well, we have some good news. If you can read this…
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Gazette celebrates 20 years on the Internet, was among first newspapers in nation to have website
A lot of change happens in 20 years. That also goes for Gazette.com, which celebrates its 20th anniversary today as one of the oldest websites in the news business. Those of us old enough to remember the past two decades know that very little is the same. Technology has moved with incredible speed to change…
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Library effort captures Colorado Springs history as told in The Gazette
Want to know what life in Colorado Springs was like when President John Kennedy was assassinated? What was happening here during World War II? Searching for that lost relative’s obituary? It’s a good bet the Pikes Peak Library District can help you. One might think that the hometown newspaper, The Gazette, aka The Gazette Telegraph,…
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OUR VIEW: Fill an empty stocking this season
Today The Gazette-El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund launches its 29th annual campaign. The fund provides resources for 15 health and human service agencies in the Pikes Peak region that are at the forefront of helping people in crisis. For the last four years the campaign has raised over $1 million to help those in need.…
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OUR VIEW: Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is the day many of us gather with family or friends to share meals, make memories and begin the holiday season. It is the time when millions take to the roads to travel home. Frenzied plans, football games, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, the latest games or toys all compete for our attention or our…
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OUR VIEW: Report details government waste (Poll)
For several years, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, has compiled an annual report on government excess and waste, aptly titled The Wastebook. Just in time for the 2012 elections, Coburn’s latest version has been released. We thought it might be interesting to just take a look at some of the report’s more outlandish examples: At the…
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OUR VIEW: Nation needs to get back to work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Today is Labor Day. It’s a day that was originally intended to celebrate the American worker. The images of that worker used to resonate strength and resolve — workers ready to get up and do…
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OUR VIEW: Nation needs to get back to work
Today is Labor Day. It’s a day that was originally intended to celebrate the American worker. The images of that worker used to resonate strength and resolve — workers ready to get up and do jobs, feed families and pay their taxes. This day has come to mean the end of summer. We schedule road…
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COMMENTARY: What in the world is wrong with people?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Modern life has become a daily circus. Here’s a few recent examples that belong in the center ring: • A Montpelier, Vt., man who was upset about his recent arrest for resisting arrest and marijuana…
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COMMENTARY: What in the world is wrong with people?
Modern life has become a daily circus. Here’s a few recent examples that belong in the center ring: • A Montpelier, Vt., man who was upset about his recent arrest for resisting arrest and marijuana possession, took a tractor to several of the town’s police vehicles. His revenge was, of course, short-lived and he was…